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Under "Topics of the Day," there is an interesting article on "The Freshman Advisers." The bitter opening caricature of the freshmen is rather uncalled for when it is considered that the greater part of the condemnation of this plan of advisers for the freshmen has come from upperclassmen; and if we mistake not, the Advocate has contributed its quota of editorial sarcasm to the "guardian angels" of the freshmen. Aside from this the article is one of the most sensible which has appeared in the Advocate for some time. No one who has seriously considered the matter can doubt that...
...Princeton lacrosse team defeated the Harvard twelve on Jarvis field last Saturday by a score of three goals to one. The game was witnessed by a rather small audience, a large portion of whom were ladies. The heat was intense...
Several times during the Newark game yesterday afternoon, the spectators-or rather a small number of the spectators-hooted at and applauded poor playing by the visiting team. It is to be hoped that the greater part of the offenders were not students; but unfortunately some of them wore blazers and a part of the blame therefore falls upon the college...
...retreat from our stand in regard to the Consolidated and the 'Varslty. The actions of those two teams were not least in causing the present misunderstanding with Harvard. It is, however, unnecessary for us to repeat the circumstances in regard to these two teams, yet the action, or rather the inaction of the 'varsity, could not have been prompted by anything but total indifference towards Exeter athletics. If there be any explanation we hope it will be soon forthcoming and as satisfactory as that furnished by the manager of the '91 team...
After a description of the chief physical and natural characteristics of the country, its flora, fauna, peculiar scenery, which makes the landscape grotesque rather than picturesque, he went on to tell how he happened to visit "the land of the dawning" as a naturalist and investigator. The description of his life among the natives, of its dangers, trials, and compensations, was one of the most interesting portions of the lecture...